Miss Celine (AUS)
2 f Magnus – Charm’s Honour by Strada
O: Dorrington Farm
B: Dorrington Farm
T: Ben, Will and JD Hayes
W: Magic Millions Debutant Stakes, Listed, 1000m, October 16, Caulfield
The Ben, JD, and Will Hayes-trained Miss Celine (Magnus) produced a remarkable effort when she broke her maiden at the first attempt in Wednesday’s Magic Millions Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m).
Having finished runner-up in an 800-metre barrier trial on the Caulfield Heath prior to Wednesday’s 1000-metre Listed contest, Miss Celine, who became the seventh two-year-old since 2000 to win the race for the Hayes family, was sent off a $15 chance under in-form rider Blake Shinn.
Jumping with no problems from barrier ten, the daughter of Magnus (Flying Spur) found the pace of the race too hot for her in the early stages and was quickly shuffled towards the rear of the 13-runner field.
Coming from last-to-first, the filly ran down her rivals to beat Bubion (All Too Hard) by a length, with the winner’s stablemate Winmar (Written Tycoon) just 0.2 lengths further behind in third.
“She’s done everything right in her trials, and we were particularly happy with her last one when she hit the line,” Ben Hayes said.
“That was a very impressive win. I think I will have to watch it a couple more times because we had more in the race.
“Big congratulations to Rob Crabtree [owner]. We’ve had a lot of success with him over the years. A result like this is a big thrill for the stable, and I’m sure it’s the same for Rob.”
A homebred for Crabtree’s Dorrington Farm, Miss Celine (2 f Magnus – Charm’s Honour by Strada) is named after Crabtree’s granddaughter and is the fourth winner from as many to race out of the stakes-winning Strada (Danehill) mare Charm’s Honour.
This makes her a sister to Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude (Gr 2, 1100m) winner Enbihaar, who was also runner-up behind Written By (Written Tycoon) in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) itself.
Purchased for $825,000 by Bahen Bloodstock from the Shadwell dispersal in 2021, Enbihaar is the dam of Too Darn Lizzie (Too Darn Hot), who landed the Magic Millions The Debut 2YO Fillies (1000m) before then placing in the Reisling Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) and Jim Moloney Stakes (Listed, 1400m).